While reading a 1986 issue of Intercom, the employee newsletter for Standard Alaska Production Company, I came across one of those little space filler "joke" lists. This one was titled "You'll know things are messed up when..." Two items caught my eye.

Gas station operators across the country wear turbans and speak Arabic.

Getting elected to positions like governor will require not only that the candidate is a millionaire, but also that he or she has an acting background.